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Whether it’s entrepreneurship or academia, corporate work or a nonprofit mission, there are as many different tracks for graduate students as there are alumni. And this month, graduates from the five UC Santa Cruz academic divisions who have gone out into the world with their advanced degrees will return to campus to be honored during Alumni Weekend.The five honorees will be presented with the first Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Awards at an April 29 luncheon. Following that, they’ll be part of panel discussions where they’ll share their stories on career and entrepreneurship opportunities, resources for graduate students, the development of leadership skills, and life after graduate school. That will be followed by networking and, weather permitting, star gazing.
A full schedule is available on the Alumni Weekend website.
“The career landscape for UC Santa Cruz graduate students is one with many attractive opportunities that impact different sectors of society, as these distinguished alumni show us,” said Sonya Newlyn, administrative assistant for the Division of Graduate Studies. “Their stories are nothing less than inspiring.”
The five graduate alumni honorees and the academic divisions they represent include the following:
Claudio Campagna, Physical and Biological Sciences Division
Campagna is a conservation biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and adjunct professor and research associate in the campus’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. In addition to earning his Ph.D. in biology from UCSC in 1987, he studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“His distinguished career extends far beyond his important research on marine ecology and marine mammal biology,” said Paul Koch, dean of the division of Physical and Biological Sciences. “He’s had a real impact in conservation and marine protection—recognized by his Pew Fellowship and other awards—and in communication, public outreach, and advocacy.”
Campagna is a field conservationist and animal behaviorist working in coastal ...
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
Five graduate student alumni return for awards
Parental Smoking Linked to Genetic Changes Found in Childhood Cancer
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Smoking by either parent helps promote genetic deletions in children that are associated with the development and progression of the most common type of childhood cancer, according to research headed by UC San Francisco. While the strongest associations were found in children whose parents smoked during their infancy, these deletions were also noted in the offspring of parents who may have quit smoking even before conception.
The link between acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and parental smoking – especially paternal smoking – has already been established, but this is the first study that points to specific genetic changes in the tumor cells of children with the cancer, said co-first author Adam de Smith, PhD, assistant researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“With more smoking among the parents, we saw more deletions within the child’s ALL cells at diagnosis,” de Smith said.
DNA Error Causes Unchecked Growth
ALL, which is one of two primary types of leukemia in children, occurs when white blood cells called lymphocytes develop errors in their DNA, causing unchecked growth that crowds out healthy cells. Genetic deletions found in ALL patients wipe out cell-cycle control proteins and critical transcription factors required for the development of cells that play a key role in the immune response.
Approximately 3,100 children and teens are diagnosed each year with ALL, according to the American Cancer Society. While the five-year survival rate is high – 90 percent for children under 15 and 75 percent for 15- to 19-year-olds, according to the National Cancer Institute – long-term effects, which include an elevated risk for secondary cancers, may be serious and life threatening.
In the study publishing April 1, 2017, in the journal Cancer Research, UCSF scientists and their colleagues at UC Berkeley, Stanford University and University of Southern California looked at pre-treatment tumor samples from 559 ALL patients collected by the California Childhood ...
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FIU Golf Looks for Redemption at C-USA Championships
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The FIU women's golf program will attempt to make a return to the NCAA Regionals as a unit when the Panthers compete in the Conference USA Championships, held Monday through Wednesday at the Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Florida. The 54-hole event will feature three-straight days of 18 holes at the Old Orange Course. The Panthers will be paired with Middle Tennessee and UTEP and tee off in the opening group from the first tee at 8 a.m. The tournament will play with split tees, with some groups going off on the 10th hole each day. Pairings will reset after the first and second rounds, with the leading teams going off last from the first tee at approximately 8:50 a.m. The Panthers finished sixth at last year's championships, and come in this season ranked fourth among C-USA programs by Golfstat, at 75 in the country. ODU (63), Southern Miss (73) and UTSA (74) barely sit ahead of the Panthers according to those rankings. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic big to the NCAA Regionals, though teams and individuals can earn at-large entries if selected by the NCAA golf committee. FIU's top five golfers this season will represent the Panthers in Fort Myers. Senior Camila Serrano (Bogota, Colombia) turned in the lowest average on the team this season and is the highest-ranked individual in the conference at Golfstat.com. Serrano, ranked at No. 49, won C-USA Golfer of the week four times (out of her nine events played) and finished with a career-best 72.4 stroke average. She produced four top-five finishes, including three second-place results, and finished in the top 10 in six of the nine regular-season events. Individually, she posted a mark of 615-77 for the season, shooting par of better in 13 of the 25 rounds of golf this season. "We have been so focused on playing good golf, that the ending of ...
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School Relay Record Falls at Mt. SAC Relays
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Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU)Associate SID
TORRANCE, Calif. – The dust barely settled on the Murdock Stadium track from the Tigers’ NCAA-leading victory in the men’s 4x100-meter relay when the Lady Tigers blew away their 28-year-old school record with the second-fastest women’s sprint relay in collegiate history to close out the 59th Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Mikiah Brisco, sophomore Kortnei Johnson, senior Jada Martin and junior Aleia Hobbs arrived at the Mt. SAC Relays with confidence following their seasonal-best performance at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou only a week ago as they ran the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season at 42.66 seconds.
They still lined up in Saturday’s women’s invitational 4x100-meter relay as second favorites with collegiate-record holder Oregon also in the race with a best of 42.34 from the Florida Relays two weeks ago.
LSU’s women ran stride-for-stride with the Ducks in the fastest relay race in collegiate history as Oregon broke its own NCAA record with a winning 42.12 followed by the Lady Tigers in second place with a school record of 42.14. Those watching might not have even realized there were four other teams in the race as a team from the Altis training center in Phoenix, Arizona, was well back in third with a time of 43.82. The Fearless Flyers followed in fourth at 44.47 ahead of UNLV (44.66) and Ole Miss (44.73).
LSU’s school record of 42.50 stood for 28 years when a team of Tananjalyn Stanley, Dawn Sowell, Cinnamon Sheffield and Esther Jones last set the standard during their national championship season back in 1989.
“We’ve been fast from the very start of this outdoor season, and that’s down to the work those women put in day in and day out and how well they work together as a team,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver of his women’s sprint ...
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Dateline Rice for April 14, 2017
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Glasses offer vision of eye damage from diabetesA set of snap-together glasses designed by students at Rice University lets people with diabetes see into the future and know that without proper care, the future does not look good. The educational tool developed by the Eye See You See team will help doctors show patients how their vision could deteriorate over time due to diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that can result from uncontrolled diabetes and lead to blindness. Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, research scientist Richard Schwarz and undergraduate students Anna Klineberg, Truce Pham, Caroline Brigham and Catherine Levins are mentioned.Futurityhttp://bit.ly/2peyX8ZSimplest vision demo? The eyes have it Health News Digesthttp://bit.ly/2p3hnoO
Obama said there was never a better time to be alive. Trump thinks a ‘nasty’ world offers nothing but problems.Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted.Washington Post (This also appeared in MSN News.)http://wapo.st/2phOHoIWhere Obama saw a world filled with hope, Trump sees ‘a mess’ Sydney Morning Herald (This also appeared in the Age, Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, the Daily Millbury and the Standard Examiner.)http://bit.ly/2p31vCx
What’s new in civic tech: Open gov groups voice concern over removal of Trump transition dataAn article mentions a voting machine project at Rice.Government Technologyhttp://bit.ly/2ouonYr
Commentary: Chicago should annex adjoining suburbsKyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.Chicago Tribunehttp://trib.in/2phAqZ0
Girls with single parents twice as likely to be obese A Rice study is mentioned.Yahoo Beautyhttps://yhoo.it/2ofctjj
Home visiting supporters push for fundingRice will replace the title “college master” with “college magister” at the beginning of academic year 2017-18.Politicohttp://politi. ...
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Residents & Physicians at UC and UCMC Honored During National Doctors' Day
UC Health News
Residents and physicians at the University of Cincinnati and UC Medical Center were recognized Thursday, March 30, 2017, for their commitment to the medical profession as part of National Doctors’ Day activities. The Office of Graduate Medical Education honored five UC Medical Center/College of Medicine residents with the 2017 Graduate Medical Trainee Award of Excellence. The residents were honored at a special recognition breakfast and during surprise ceremonies held by each of their individual departments. Criteria for the award include professionalism, interpersonal skills, leadership, dedication to teaching and fostering innovation and quality improvement. This year’s resident awardees are:Steven Cogorno, MD, a third-year resident in the Department of Internal Medicine, is described by superiors as passionate, hardworking, team-oriented and gifted at computer sciences. Cogorno has contributed to various projects and committees including ones to further patient safety, lessen the risk of medication mistakes, advise on the use of EPIC computer system, and support the work of clinical laboratories. "Steve is an outstanding physician,” wrote one of his peers. "He is thorough, compassionate, and efficient. He is patient with his colleagues and consistently goes out of his way to help them. The skill that he possesses that stands out the most, however, is his tireless dedication to patient care. When others may find opportunity to cut corners, Steve remains dedicated, going well beyond the essential tasks to assure every patient receives the best care possible. He certainly raised the bar for everyone on our team and served as role model for all of us.”Natalie Kreitzer, MD, a third-year fellow in stroke and neuro-critical care and former resident at UC Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Department, defined her interest in caring for and understanding brain-injured patients by securing a $5,000 resident research grant to study patients with traumatic brain injury. She also received a $25,000 grant in 2016 dedicated to patient outcomes from the UC ...
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Honors College Graduate Earns Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship With Hard Work, Dedication and Belief in Self
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: May 20, 2016
Lone Star College-CyFair graduate and future civil lawyer Rey Laurencio always believed in himself and is now one of 75 students chosen nationwide as a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, which covers educational expenses up to $40,000 a year.
I was optimistic, had a positive outlook, put in the work and dedication and believed, said Laurencio, who is grateful for the scholarship, but more moved to know how proud his dad is about such awards earned through his educational achievements. Enthusiastic to succeed, despite being an immigrant, bilingual and financially disadvantaged, I refuse to quit.
Laurencio said he grew up as a native Spanish speaker, struggling to adopt the English language, when his family won a visa lottery and emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 2000. During his high school years, he was more focused on sports - swimming, water polo and track and field than academics. However, those four years did teach him discipline, responsibility and commitment.
In the summer of 2014 at LSC-CyFair, after earning all As in four accelerated classes, he found confidence and a drive to succeed. He not only became a better student academically as an Honors College student and member of Phi Theta Kappa, but he reached his goal of getting involved and becoming a leader, holding officer positions in the Business Savvy Club, Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa.
In addition to leadership skills, he said participation in those various organizations taught him about professionalism, civic engagement, empowerment of students voices, rigorous academic research, public speaking, critical thinking and more.
These organizations made me a better person and helped me see a world perspective because I was surrounded by non-traditional and international students, he said. They were a diverse age population, who had struggled immensely, too, which helped me appreciate my own situation.
Laurencio learned about setting goals and ...
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Open House at CHI LSC-North Harris School of Cosmetology set for Nov. 30
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: November 12, 2015
In order
to meet the growing demand of the cosmetology industry, CHI Lone Star
College-North Harris School of Cosmetology will hold an open house at its state-of-the-art
facility for prospective students on November 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 910
E. Richey Road in Houston.
The
CHI LSC-North Harris School of Cosmetology, which opened in January 2014,
offers numerous programs leading to certificates in cosmetology, esthetics and
instruction, with both part-time and full-time options available. The school
also offers low-cost salon services to the community including waxing,
massages, haircut and coloring and facials.
According to Tiffany Burton, director of the CHI LSC-North Harris School
of Cosmetology, This is a great time to be in the cosmetology
industry, especially in Houston, which is experiencing tremendous growth.
Burton cited a Bureau of Labor Statistics report in 2010, which said that jobs
in the cosmetology industry are expected to grow at a rate of 16 percent
between 2010 and 2020.
Another reason for the growing number of cosmetology jobs is simply
because the beauty industry is flourishing, Burton added. Consumers demand for
beauty treatments such as hair coloring, facials and other advanced treatments
has been increasing every year.
The CHI LSC-North Harris School of
Cosmetology brings the world-renowned methods and products of Farouk
Systems, Inc. to the high-demand cosmetology program at LSC-North Harris and
adds to the programs' 37-year reputation for excellence.
Our
cosmetology courses are taught by seasoned faculty with significant experience
as professional cosmetologists, according to Burton. They have also undergone
specialized training at the Farouk Systems headquarters in north Houston and
use the Farouk Systems methods, and the CHI, Biosilk and Sunglitz product
lines, exclusively, in the instruction of students.
The facility is also home to the LSC-North Harris Massage Therapy
Program, where students can complete their massage therapy certification in as
little as seven months. Much like the cosmetology program, the ...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017
Students Head to Vegas for Hands-on Experience with Sony
American University News
Student using SONY equipment at the 2014 NAB conference
SOC students Stephen Rosenberg, who is pursuing an MFA in Film and Electronic Media, and Kayla Lattimore, who is in the MA of Film and Media, will be attending the annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference in Las Vegas later this month. Both Rosenberg and Lattimore knew they wanted to be storytellers from a young age. Rosenberg, who has an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism, is now bringing together his skills in news reporting and passion "for connecting with viewers by telling their stories about the human condition" by creating documentary and narrative short films. Lattimore was inspired to forge a career in creating social documentaries after spending time as an AmeriCorp Vista. She realized that documentaries and other forms of media have the potential to make positive social impacts on the world. During the conference, these students will assist with Sony's exhibit, by demonstrating their newest equipment, and experience the latest media technologies. They hope the conference will be a wonderful learning opportunity and will give them the chance to network with other media professionals.
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Engineering Enthusiasm
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Engineering Enthusiasm
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 17, 2017) – Betty Lise Anderson of The Ohio State University and a team of College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) faculty brought a hands-on engineering project to students at Hackett Middle School recently.
At Ohio State, Anderson is professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is also program director for K-12 Engineering Outreach. In that capacity, she and her students have reached more than 100 schools and over 18,000 students, developing 20 different kid-friendly engineering projects.
Here at UAlbany, founding CEAS Dean Kim L. Boyer is piloting a similar initiative with the Albany City School system. Research indicates that 6th grade is the “sweet spot” for igniting interest in engineering.
“Projections indicate a large disparity between future demand for engineers and the estimated number of people who will be qualified to fill those jobs,” Boyer said. “By bringing tangible projects that introduce students to engineering principles, we challenge already inquisitive children to think like inventors and problem-solvers.”
As part of the University’s planned initiative to introduce STEM fields to local schools, Anderson spent the morning of April 5 leading UAlbany CEAS faculty in building speakers made out of paper and a DC motor, so that they could show a 6th grade science class at Hackett Middle School how to build their own paper speakers that afternoon.
Participating faculty included: Hany Elgala, Daphney-Stavroula Zois, Dola Saha and Weifu Wang, all of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and George Berg and Feng Chen of the Department of Computer Science.
Participating staff members included Ronnie Rowe of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Daphne Jorgensen and Angela St. John of the CEAS Dean’s office.
“The speaker illustrates the application of science (electromagnetics) to building something useful, which is what engineering does,” Anderson said.
Music is represented by an oscillating current, such as a cell phone can produce. When the ...
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Clemson food technology student wins international research poster competition
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Mollye MacNaughton
Clemson, SC— Mollye MacNaughton, Clemson University food technology Ph.D. student from Dallas, Texas, earned first place in the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS) Charles R. Stumbo Student Paper Competition.
MacNaughton competed against undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.
MacNaughton was awarded $2,500 and invited to present her research in front of 300 people at the annual meeting in San Antonio, TX.
“I was the only student invited to speak and represented one of only four schools in attendance. I am honored to have received such a prestigious award in the field of thermal processing,” MacNaughton said.
MacNaughton’s research focused on using packaging technology to decrease processing time and increase product quality. MacNaughton says she developed her love of thermal processing as a graduate student and wants to share her knowledge with others upon graduation.
Students submitted manuscripts on research in methodologies, techniques, system technologies, and other topics relevant to thermal or non-thermal food processes. The manuscripts were then evaluated by a jury of IFTPS members for their content and relevance to thermal and non-thermal processes.
The Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS) was founded in 1981 as an international organization to advance and promote education and professionalism in the thermal processing field. It currently has more than 350 members from 27 different countries. The organization hosts workshops, conferences and seminars to foster ideas and encourage research throughout the world.
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Track & Field Opens Competition at Metropolitan Championship
Fordham Newsroom
The Fordham track and field team began competition at the 2017 Metropolitan Championship at Rutgers’ Bauer Track & Field Complex on Friday where the Fordham currently sit in second place, while the men are in fourth.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS EDGED BY PORTLAND STATE 4-3
Athletics News
Apr 15, 2017
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Portland State earned the doubles point and was able to split the six singles matches to pick up a 4-3 win over Sacramento State on Saturday in a home match played in nearby Vancouver, Wash.
In its final Big Sky match of the regular season, Sacramento State dropped to 9-16 overall and finished with a 7-4 record in conference play. The Hornets will finish fourth in the final Big Sky standings while Portland State moved to 3-12 overall and ended its conference season with a 3-8 mark.
The Vikings swept doubles to open Saturday's match. Portland State had a 6-0 win at No. 2 and clinched the point winning 6-1 at No. 1 before finishing with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot.
In singles play Hornet junior Ana Loaiza Esquivias continued her superb season improving to 17-5 overall and 10-1 in Big Sky play at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Siena Peri. Sophomore Sofia Wicker and freshman Sofia Gulnova both completed 10-1 Big Sky singles records as well.
Wicker and Gulnova both pulled out three-set wins on Saturday. At No. 3 Wicker overcame Georgia Dobell 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1 and at No. 4 Gulnova topped Sally Partington 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Portland State had straight set wins at No. 2 and 5, however, and broke a 3-3 tie when Taylor Rees completed a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6.
For Sacramento State the loss was the seventh this year coming by just a 4-3 margin. The Hornets conclude the regular season with a non-conference match at Portland on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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SIU to host chemistry symposium on April 22
SIU News
April 14, 2017SIU to host chemistry symposium on April 22
by Tim Crosby
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Earth Day will bring a day of chemistry and support for science to Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the community.
The Cal Meyers Memorial Organic Chemistry Symposium, along with a local “March for Science,” are set for April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The events are free and open to the public.
The symposium, which takes place every two years, is funded by a $3 million endowment from Cal Meyers, a former faculty member and distinguished professor at SIU. It is aimed at bringing together organic chemists from the Midwest to provide a low-cost opportunity for graduate and post-doctoral students to present research alongside established academic researchers.
The symposium, which takes place in the John C. Guyon Auditorium at Morris Library, will feature David W.C. MacMillan, professor of chemistry at Princeton University. His presentation, titled “New Photocatalytic Reactions,” is scheduled to begin at 3:50 p.m. that day.
Kyle Plunkett, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at SIU, said MacMillan is a well-known top researcher in the field of organic chemistry.
“He is very well known in our field for coming up with new organic chemistry reactions that have impacted things such as drug discovery,” Plunkett said. “He is a very prominent researcher.”
The symposium also will include presentations from four other renowned professors and four graduate students from several Midwest universities, Plunkett said.
Midway through the symposium, organizers also will hold a “March for Science,” during which participants will march in support of funding for scientific research and science-based public policy as part of a national event. The march will begin at 1:15 p.m. at Morris Library and continue into downtown Carbondale, with participants returning to Morris Library by 2:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Plunkett at kplunkett@siu.edu.
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DeJerez Highlights Big Day for HSU Track and Field
Humboldt State University Athletics
TORRANCE, Calif.- Humboldt State Track and Field had a very successful day at the Mt. Sac Relays today as a number of athletes were able to lock down qualifying marks for the NCAA's later this season. Alyssabeth DeJerez had her best performance to date as she posted a PR in the 400m hurdles and improved on a National qualifying mark she already had posted earlier this season. DeJerez won her meet finishing in a time of 58.68. Marissa McCay continued her big week as she was able to place in both the high jump clearing 5-06.00 and the100m hurdles with a time of 14.84. Kori Gilley bounced back from an injury sustained at the Texas Relays to run a strong steeplechase finishing in 10:35.27. On the men's side Mario Kaluhiokalani posted a PR in 400m hurdles with a time of 55.20 earning a bronze medal for 3rd in his heat. Calvin Herman ran a 54.36 in the same event. Daniel Tull recorded a PR of his own in the 1500m with a time of 3:52.07, only half second off NCAA Provision qualifying mark. The Lumberjacks continue their busy weekend tomorrow as athletes will compete at the Beach Invite in Long Beach, Calif. Print Friendly Version
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Research awards at IUPUI increased by $40.5 million in 2016: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has released funding results for fiscal year 2016 showing research awards campuswide totaled $428.9 million, a $40.5 million increase over 2015.
Counting only non-IU School of Medicine awards, the campus received $67.2 million in research awards in 2016, compared to $58.1 million in 2015, a 16 percent increase.
The increase in research awards reflects, in part, the support of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to advance innovative research and creative activity.
Funding awards for 2016 show an increase in National Science Foundation awards, one of the office's strategic goals. NSF funding rose from $5.2 million in 2015 to $7.9 million in 2016.
NSF awards in 2016 included $200,022 for a research team led by the School of Engineering and Technology to overcome problems with one approach to increasing the capacity of lithium ion batteries.
Another National Science Foundation grant will enable researchers at IUPUI to develop a Breathalyzer-type device to detect the onset of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar episodes, in people with diabetes.
The funding awards underscore efforts by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to develop and expand research programs that address important national and global needs and support economic development of Indiana and the nation.
Other external funding supported research to:
Develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.
Study the use of the electronic dental record to evaluate the outcome of dental treatments.
Study nonmilitary applications of unmanned aerial systems (drone) technology, such as remote imaging for water quality, mosquito habitat mapping, disaster preparation, precision agriculture, and the utilization and analysis of data collected with unmanned aerial systems.
The office helps stimulate faculty research efforts through internal funding programs, events, workshops and proposal ...
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The First 100 Days: Esteemed Panel Discusses Trump Administration, April 21 at the Rockville Campus
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Montgomery College-Rockville's History and Political Science Department is hosting a panel discussion April 21 about the first 100 days of the Trump Administration featuring award-winning journalists and current and former local politicians. Who: John Judis, author of "The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics"; Stanton Gildenhorn, former chairman, Montgomery County Democratic Party and Kennedy White House aide; Jerry Cave, Republican activist, Atlantic.com contributor and publisher, "Washington Home and Garden" online magazine; State Delegate Aruna Miller, Democrat, 15th District; Dwight Patel, First Vice Chairman, Montgomery County Republican Party. What: Panel Discussion on Trump Presidency When: Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7 p.m. Where: Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, Theatre Arts Arena (TA) This event is free and open to the public. Copies of "The Populist Explosion" will be available for sale and signing at the event. For disability-related accommodations, please contact Professor Lee Annis, the event organizer, at 240-567-7281 or email him at Lee.Annis@montgomerycollege.edu.
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Green Bay Campus Hosts Panel Discussion on Autism Awareness
News Beat
The Green Bay campus hosted a free panel discussion Sept. 10 concerning autism awareness and the relationships that currently exist between families and persons with autism and the local law enforcement community.Law enforcement and nursing students, along with community members and police officers, learned about autism, a neurobiological disorder, and how law enforcement officers can better handle situations when communicating with individuals with this disorder. Those with the disorder process information differently. For example, some people think in images and colors instead of words, and similar to learning a foreign language, there’s a period of time where the individual in translating what is being said and it takes time for them to respond to questions. Additionally, room noise and lighting can often be overwhelming to an individual with autism. Green Bay Police Chief Tom Molitor explained during a spring 2014 advisory board meeting with School of Justice Studies departments from all three Wisconsin campuses that there was a huge need in his department for training in communicating with autistic citizens. Law enforcement officers need to learn how to interact with autistic individuals—whether they’re children or adults. The six-person panel was made up of the president of the Autism Society of Northeastern Wisconsin (ASNEW), a Green Bay police officer who is trained as a Community Crisis Intervention Team member, a local public school police liaison officer, parents of children with autism, an autism specialist for Green Bay Public Schools and an autism therapy provider. Panelists told attendees that police liaison officers sometimes have difficulty with identifying students with autism due to privacy issues and laws. School officers said they would love to have more information about students with autism and are willing to have informal or formal meeting with parents and students with autism. Currently, this is how autism is responded to in the law enforcement community: Sometimes autistic ...
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Theatre: "The Wild Party" opens April 20
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By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
The Miami University department of theatre will present “The Wild Party,” with book, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, at 7:30 p.m. April 20-22 and April 26-29, and at 2 p.m. April 23 and 30, in Gates-Abegglen Theatre, Center for Performing Arts.
A talkback follows the April 26 performance.
The musical is directed by Cincinnati-based guest director Ed Cohen, with music direction by Stephen Lytle, associate director of bands at Miami.
“The Wild Party” won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. It is described by critics as a “darkly brilliant show (that) features one of the most exciting, pulse-racing scores ever written.”
Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 poem of the same name, Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party” tells the story of a vaudeville dancer named Queenie and a vaudeville clown named Burrs — her passionate and violent lover. Queenie is fed up with the life she lives and the pain Burrs puts her through, so she decides to throw the party to end all parties to shake things up a little. Burrs agrees, and they invite a whole slew of colorful characters to their home.
The 1920s, as inhabited by the characters in “The Wild Party,” was a time of great social transition, both in our collective morality and the way in which celebrities were perceived by the public, Cohen said. “The poem upon which it is based parallels the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, where a famous silent film comic was tried for a rape and murder which took place at the sort of party depicted in our show,” he said. “The point was made that real people exist behind their famous facades, often not nearly as pretty as their public images.”
“Our production is a small and intimate story disguised as a big musical,” ...
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Polling Spotlight: America’s shifting attitudes on taxes
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In an important new book, Brookings’ Vanessa Williamson shows that most Americans regard paying taxes as a civic duty and are offended when they regard others as not doing their part. As lawmakers and the Trump administration begin their push for tax reform, they should pay attention to fresh survey evidence that supports Williamson’s thesis.
A Gallup survey released on April 13 finds that 61 percent of Americans see their own federal income tax obligation as fair, including 69 percent of Democrats, 60 percent of Independents, and 56 percent of Republicans. According to an April 14 report from the Pew Research Center, only 27 percent of Americans are bothered “a lot” by the amount they themselves pay in federal income taxes. Only 35 percent of Republicans, often regarded as allergic to taxes, say they are more than minimally bothered by the taxes they pay. Fifty-four percent of Americans say they pay “about the right amount” in taxes; 49 percent of Republicans agree.
The problem with the current tax code lies elsewhere. The Pew survey found that 62 percent of Americans surveyed are deeply troubled that “some corporations” don’t pay their share. Almost as many Americans—60 percent—report being disturbed that some wealthy people don’t either. By contrast, only 1 in 5 Americans say they are troubled by the failure of poor people to chip in.
As President Donald Trump ponders options for his tax reform proposal, he should consider the views of the voters who put him over the top last November. Only 25 percent of low-income Republicans complain about the amount they themselves pay in taxes; only 26 percent think poor people are shirking their responsibility to help fund the federal government. But 51 percent of these Republicans resent what they see as the failure of some corporations to pay their fair share of the tax burden, and almost as many—45 percent—resent wealthy individuals who don’t do so.
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Parking Lots B5 and A4 North Reserved April 21
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Parking lot B5 (Hermann Hall) will be reserved on Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m.–3 p.m. to facilitate the 2017 Alumni Awards. Parking lot A4 North will also be reserved on this day from 9 a.m.–1 p.m to facilitate IPRO Day. Alternate visitor parking will be available in pay lots A4 South, A6, C5 and D4. Flex permit holders may utilize lots A3, B2, B3, C1 -C2, D1-D2, and D5. View the campus map here.
Direct questions to Access, Card, and Parking Services at 312.567.8968.
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'See Writing Differently' at COD May 1
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By Jennifer DudaStudents from College of DuPage composition courses will showcase their work at the
second annual “See Writing Differently,” a celebration of writing, Monday, May 1,
in the Jack H. Turner Conference Center, Student Resource Center Room 2000, on the
Glen Ellyn Campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.The event includes a morning session from 10:30 a.m. to noon and an afternoon session
from noon to 1:30 p.m. and features the capstone research projects of more than 500
English 1102 students. This free event is open to the public and provides students
with an audience and feedback on their original projects created during the spring
semester. Presentations include aspects of multimodal rhetoric, such as websites,
podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, posters, brochures, videos and art.For more information, contact Assistant English Professor Brian Brems at bremsb@cod.edu.
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Jake Greenberg '18 is mapping his future at Brandeis
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Jake Greenberg '18 is mapping his future at BrandeisThe Environmental Studies and Business double major has a passion for building maps with geographic information systemsPhoto/Mike LovettJake Greenberg '18By Jarret BencksApril 14, 2017Jake Greenberg '18 was so sure he wanted to come to Brandeis that he applied early admission. He was less sure about exactly where he wanted to concentrate his studies. That uncertainty was one of the reasons Brandeis was the right fit for him.
"I liked that Brandeis encouraged opportunities to take classes from different disciplines and even to double major," Greenberg said.
That's just what he ended up doing. The Old Tappan, New Jersey native is double majoring in Environmental Studies and Business, and he's always finding places where his two primary studies intersect. He took some time to answer some questions about his Brandeis experience with BrandeisNOW.
What do you nerd out about?
For about the past year I've been nerding out about maps. I've been taking a course in geographic information systems this semester where I’ve learned how to use a GIS program in the class, and I've been using it to make a variety of maps about where I'm from in New Jersey.
I find it so cool that you can project important data onto maps. And it relates well to my environmental studies major. When you're trying to highlight environmental issues it's important to project it in a spatial, visual way, like a map. This summer I'll get to apply what I've learned in GIS when I work for Green Maps System in New York City.
What is your favorite place on campus?
Sachar Woods is definitely my favorite spot on campus. I'm a Community Advisor and I've taken residents out there to explore nature. It's especially nice in fall when you can see the changing leaves. It's a great representation of ...
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Digital Studio to Upgrade Technology, Triple Service Base with $66,000 Grant
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Krystle Campbell’s Legacy Motivates UMass Boston’s Marathon Runners
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Run for Krystle Raises Funds for Krystle Campbell Scholarship FundWhen Robyn Dangora, Suzzanne Freeze, and Paul Dyson cross the start line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, they’ll be thinking about making it through those next 26.2 miles to the finish line on Boylston Street -- but they’ll also be thinking about Krystle Campbell.
Campbell is the UMass Boston alumna who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
“I do think about Krystle a lot,” said Dyson, a senior lecturer in English and UMass Boston alumnus. “I’m a veteran and unfortunately, I’ve lost enough friends to think about somebody at every mile, but I do think about Krystle most of all. I feel like she carries me along. I’m not a particularly religious or spiritual person, but I definitely feel a connection there.”
Dyson, Dangora, and Freeze are the three on-campus runners taking part in this year’s Run for Krystle. They will join seven other UMass Boston alumni and friends in running Monday’s Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund. Started in 2013 by UMass Trustee Richard Campbell, who is not related to Krystle, it supports students like her. This year’s recipients, Leona Smith of Revere and Eden Blakeley of Dorchester, received $5,000 scholarships during a ceremony on Saturday.
Freeze, a program director at UMass Boston’s Institute for Community Inclusion who is running her second straight Boston Marathon for the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund, was glad Campbell’s father, William, was able to attend Saturday’s ceremony. Like Dyson, Freeze says she carries Krystle Campbell with her on training runs and shorter races.
“There was one half marathon in Rhode Island that I don’t know why I signed up for it. It should have been canceled. And I thought, I don’t really want to go. And then I ...
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Softball Ascends to the Top of NEWMAC Standings With Saturday Sweep of Wellesley
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Apr 15, 2017
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Worcester, MA – WPI softball went charging into first place in the NEWMAC standings with a doubleheader win over Wellesley on Saturday afternoon at Rooftop Field as the Engineers have now won eight consecutive games.
Renee LeClaire (Merrimack, NH) drove in a pair of runs in both games for a team-high four RBIs to lead the offense as WPI topped the Blue 10-2 in the six-inning opener and then 8-2 in the nightcap. The Engineers had four-run fourth innings in both games to pull away from Wellesley.
WPI improves to 20-10 overall and 11-3 in the NEWMAC. The Engineers' sweep of the previously first-place Blue (15-6), coupled with splits between Wheaton and MIT and Springfield and Babson, puts the Crimson and Gray in sole possession of first place in the conference, a game ahead of the Lyons, Engineers, Blue and Pride (all 10-4) and two above the Beavers (9-5) with just two league doubleheaders remaining.
LeClaire went 3-for-4 in the first game, including a single in the first inning to bring Cassie Graca (Somerset, MA) around from second and put WPI up 1-0.
The hosts made it a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as senior captain Lindsay Gurska (Revere, MA) doubled to right center with two outs and then scored on a base hit by classmate Hope Shevchuk (Burlington, CT).
Caroline Medino (Pompton Lakes, NJ) tossed two scoreless innings before giving way to freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA), who went the final four frames, striking out five and giving up two runs to improve to 7-4 on the season.
Kylie Juarez (Elk Grove, CA) singled in LeClaire to up the lead to 3-0 in the third inning before the Engineers rallied for four more runs in the fourth inning.
Katie Chagami (Waipahu, HI) came around to score after an error on a ...
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Mathematician Pardon receives top national award for young scientists
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John Pardon, a Princeton University professor of mathematics, has received a National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award, which is the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers younger than 35. The prize carries a five-year, $1 million grant. Pardon was recognized for "revolutionary, groundbreaking results in geometry and topology" that "have extended the power of tools of geometric analysis to solve deep problems in real and complex geometry, topology and dynamical systems."
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IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25
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IUB Newsroom »IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25March 22, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, one of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s oldest and most active journals, celebrates its 25th anniversary this spring. While that anniversary marks a significant history of scholarly excellence in important global issues, the journal will host a symposium March 23 and 24 that looks ahead to issues that may arise in the future.
Founded in 1992 by then-Dean Alfred C. Aman Jr., the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies has fostered dialogue among international communities of scholars in law, sociolegal studies, politics, economics, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies and other disciplines. The intersection of those issues with the rapid spread of globalization over the past two decades has made the journal one of the leading outlets to publish such interdisciplinary scholarship.
“This milestone is a significant one,” Aman said. “I think we have been true to our original goals of scholarly creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to global issues. We and our students can look back at an impressive body of scholarship developed by some of the leading scholars of our times on global issues. Our challenge now is to look ahead and ask how our understanding of and approach to global processes may change over time.”
Globalization wasn’t the buzzword in 1992 that it is today, where it’s heard daily from nearly every sector, both public and private. For Aman, though, the term means more than a reference to an international connection.
“Globalization has meant so many things in so many different contexts, and the journal has been a wonderful forum for exchanging the many research agendas that involve the complex, dynamic legal and social challenges our world is facing,” he said. “Global can ...
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Art inspired by climate science exhibit makes Chicago campus debut
Northwestern Now: Summaries
"Global Temperature and Carbon Dixoide (1880-2012)," a digital painting by Northwestern alumna Alisa Singer that depicts the direct relationship between CO2 emissions and global temperature since the Industrial Revolution. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."ASAP," which stresses the urgency of addressing climate change following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."Drought," which depicts one of the more visible negative consequences of climate change. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti.
In an effort to raise awareness of climate change and its consequences, one Northwestern Pritzker School of Law alumna has turned to her lifelong passion.Alisa Singer (JD ’76) will feature her robust collection of contemporary digital paintings that depict the data behind climate change at a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. April 14 in the main atrium of the Arthur Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave., on the Chicago campus.“The whole concept is to get the science out there in an accessible way,” she said. “It’s a way to reach across walls and bring people together. It drives me crazy that science and politics get mixed together.”The reception and ensuing free exhibit, “Art Inspired by the Science of Climate Change,” is one of numerous Earth Month 2017 activities sponsored by sustainNU, which is hosting the reception in conjunction with Northwestern Law. Each work is tied to a specific piece of data that explains the science of climate change and its impacts. One painting, “Emission levels determine temperature rises,” transforms an innocuous-looking line graph showing the direct relationship between rising emission levels and global temperature into a bright, popping canvas. Another piece imposes the body of a mosquito in color on a black background to highlight the alarming influence a warming climate has on the spread of vector borne diseases, which are spread by insects."Vector Borne Diseases," by Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti. ---“People understand global warming, but ...
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Earth Day draws campus partners together for sustainability events
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The University of Chicago will commemorate Earth Day with a series of events designed to inform and engage the campus community on ongoing research, student-driven initiatives and sustainable projects.The April 22 events will be sponsored by 16 campus partners, including the Office of the Provost, the Office of Sustainability and the Program on Global Environment. Among the highlights are an Earth Fest showcasing sustainability programs and a discussion featuring alumnus and former White House chef Sam Kass.
A new event this year will be the daylong Zero-Waste Athletics Event, set to take place during the University Athletic Association’s Outdoor Track and Field Conference Championship Meet. Helping support the event is the Campus as a Laboratory initiative, which uses UChicago's campus as a test bed to explore projects that bring students, faculty and staff together to collaborate, analyze and create innovative solutions with sustainable outcomes used on campus and beyond.
“The Campus as a Lab initiative seeks to encourage and support great interdisciplinary collaborations like these,” said Melina Hale, vice provost for academic initiatives and the William Rainey Harper Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.
The Zero-Waste Athletics Event, which is designed to use sustainable materials and practices to reduce waste sent to landfills, is the result of an Environmental Studies practicum course in which students researched ways to reduce waste generation and recover material for beneficial reuse.
“Our goal is to develop a model of how to run green events or zero-waste events on campus and identify some of the big challenges as well as the opportunities to divert more waste from landfills,” said Sabina Shaikh, senior lecturer in the College and practicum instructor. “We’re hoping to create a template to do it and learn from our experiences at the same time.”
Maya Scheidl, a fourth-year in environmental studies, was one of the students in the practicum course and ...
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Marathon Monday a Time to Keep Safe
BU Today
Race security includes knowing limits when it comes to drinking
Thousands of police officers will be on guard at Monday’s Boston Marathon to protect spectators and runners, like Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, seen on his way to a second-place finish last year. Photo by Flickr contributor Todd Van Hoosear
The 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, is sure to be a heavy drinking day, and not just for the 30,000 water-guzzling runners trying to stay hydrated. Last year, 13 BU students were transported to the hospital for extreme inebriation over the five days culminating on Marathon Monday, according to Student Health Services (SHS). Monday is Patriots Day as well, a legal holiday in Massachusetts, making it a three-day weekend for many.
In the three years before 2016, the transport numbers were 10, 7, and 4, which is why, on a typical Marathon day, “we’re getting alcohol calls by 11 a.m., noon,” says Scott Paré, acting chief of the Boston University Police Department and BU deputy director of public safety.
“Every year, there are different houses and spots with a lot of drinking going on,” agrees BUPD Captain Robert Molloy. “It’s like Mardi Gras out there.”
SHS personnel are advising students to drink responsibly during this year’s race, out of a concern arising after they conducted student interviews that yielded troubling information: some student spectators engage in all-day imbibing and watch the race from potentially dangerous venues such as rooftops and balconies, operating on the presumption that drinking is an essential part of Boston’s iconic spring ritual.
“Students can end up having a much higher blood alcohol level than on a typical weekend,” says Katharine Mooney (SPH’12), SHS wellness and prevention director, with students telling her that “hard liquor is the drink of choice on Marathon Monday” and in the days leading up to it.
SHS is aware of one student-oriented, nonalcohol ...
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Mānoa: Public invited to Aloha Bash 2017 that will headline Fiji, special guests at Andrews Amphitheater
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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 13, 2017Known for headlining the top reggae festivals in the world, Fiji will bring his talents to Aloha Bash at the UH Mānoa Andrews Amphitheater on Friday, April 28, 2017, with special guests Tenelle and Finn Gruva. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m., with UH’s very own student band and winner of Battle of the Bands, Introspektra. Also performing will be local favorites, Maoli and Mahkess. Tickets are on sale at the UHM Campus Center Ticket, Information and ID Office, and online via Eventbrite (with surcharge fee) at http://tiny.cc/alohabash. Tickets are $5 for UH students in advance and $10 on the day of the show. Students must present a valid UH System ID upon entering Aloha Bash. General admission is $20 presale and $25 on the day of the show. For inquiries, call (808) 956-7236.The event is co-sponsored by the UH Campus Center Board Activities Council, Coca-Cola and Monster Inc.Some material may not be appropriate for children. Parental discretion is advised. Bag checks will be conducted upon entry for attendees' safety and security. For a list of prohibited items, see the website below.For more information, visit: http://uhmccbac.weebly.com
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Women's and Gender Studies Symposium Keynote Speech
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The Keynote Speech Women's & Gender Studies Symposium Wednesday, April 19 from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in Blackbridge Hall (The HUB). Professor Amy Nichols-Belo, from Mercer University, will present "Witch-killing, Albino Murders, and Government Surveillance: The Gendered Politics of Violence and Traditional Healing in Tanzania." In this lecture, she examines transformations to traditional healing (uganga) practice as a result of government surveillance and regulation in response to two forms of violence – gendered “witch-killing” and murders of people with albinism. Drawing upon a decade of ethnographic and archival research, she examines how the Tanzanian state’s response is shaped by human rights discourse and a global preoccupation with “occult violence” and human rights discourse. While recognizing that the state has an interest and imperative in preventing violence, she argues that one result of government sanctions is to delegitimize women's role in healing practice. Nichols-Belo completed her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Virginia, MS in science and technology studies at Virginia Tech, and BA in history and international affairs at James Madison University. She teaches Global Health Studies and Anthropology at Mercer University. Nichols-Belo has conducted research in Tanzania since 2001.
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CCMST Weekly News, July 23, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements
2. New Software3. Statistics4. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Lecture Series in Electronic Structure Theory
The Summer Theory program will continue through August with a series of advanced lectures.
Lectures will be on Thursdays in MSE 4202A from 2-3pm, starting from Thursday August 3.
The new theory/computational graduate students, and anyone else who is interested are cordially invited to attend.
The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.
NEW SOFTWARE
AMBER
Amber version 11 and AmberTools 1.4 are now available on egate and fgate. Both serial and parallel versions are installed.
For instructions and sample LSF scripts please consult the CCMST wiki pages:http://www.ccmst.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Egate#Amberhttp://www.ccmst.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Fgate#Amber
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 8 day/home directory usage: 68% (1.9TB available)/backups directory usage: 83%
LSF usage for Week 28 (7/12-7/18) (times are
in minutes) Group Jobs Total CPU Avg
CPU Avg Wait Avg Trnr. Bredas 27393 925040 ( 48%)
34 65 102 Hernandez 170 31712 ( 2%)
187 63 251 Sherrill 70 38948 ( 2%)
556 70 647 Other 13 1950 ( 0%)
150 0 150 Total 27646 997651 ( 52%)
36 65 104
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period
Most productive user of the Week: pwinget 772736
EGATE
Uptime: 236 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 36% (430GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 81% (173GB available)
LSF usage for Week 28 (7/12-7/18) (times are
in minutes) Group Jobs Total CPU
Avg CPU Avg Wait Avg Trnr. Hernandez 49 17991 ( 1%)
367 0 370 Sherrill 231 183797 ( 12%)
796 777 1632 Other 97 536347 ( 35%)
5529 2252 7836 Total 377 738135 ( 49%)
1958 1055 3064 Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period
Most productive user of the Week: rnear 485707
TIP OF THE WEEK
By Massimo
The most useful vi command
If I had to chose the most useful command of the vi editor, my vote would go to the "." (dot) command. This command allows you the repeat the last modification (insertion, deletion, substitution) without having to retype it. Say that you have just deleted a word (using the sequence dw): Now if you want ...
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Nearly 300 Students Honored at the 23rd Annual Tower Awards
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Nearly 300 Students Honored at the 23rd Annual Tower Awards
April 14, 2017
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Two special honors were also conferred: the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO) Unsung Hero Award and OMED Student Mentor Award. Renee Copeland, a biomedical engineering undergraduate student, received the Unsung Hero Award. “I am thankful to GTBAO for this award, and I credit support from OMED for this achievement,” said Copeland, who plans to pursue a graduate degree in public health.
Myron R. Anderson, a leader in higher education at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, once wrote, “You can have diversity without excellence, but you can’t have excellence without diversity.”
For 23 years, the Tower Awards have celebrated the academic achievements of underrepresented students at Georgia Tech. Of the more than 1,200 students eligible to receive a 2017 Tower Award, nearly 300 gathered for the annual recognition ceremony, hosted by OMED: Educational Services, on April 6.
“Our students set the standard for what the next generation can accomplish with a high-quality education and community support,” said OMED Director Cynthia Moore. “For instance, one of our Tower Award recipients, Cray Noah, was recently accepted into Harvard Medical School, and we are very proud of him! Cray served as a physics tutor and mentored several pre-med students in OMED for years.”
Award categories included Ph.D. Awards, Master’s Awards (graduating GPA of 3.5 or higher), Graduating Senior Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher), Sustained Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher), Yearly Awards (GPA of 3.15 or higher over the past three semesters), and First-Year Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher). Within each award category, except the Ph.D. and Master’s Awards, sub-categories included Bronze (GPA of 3.15-3.49), Silver (GPA of 3.50-3.94), and Gold (GPA of 3.95 or higher).
Two special honors were also conferred: the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO) Unsung Hero Award and OMED ...
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Writer Chris Anderson to read at Oregon State University April 28
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Writer and Oregon State University Professor Chris Anderson will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the OSU campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
Anderson has written, co-written, or edited 14 books in a variety of genres on subjects ranging from writing style to nature to spirituality.
His most recent book, “Light When It Comes: Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness, and Seeing God in Everything,” is a collection of collage essays published by Eerdmans in 2016. The book draws on an ancient prayer tradition, the Ignatian “Examen of Conscience,” to explore the struggle, joy and doubt of contemporary spirituality.
Anderson’s other books include “Free/Style: A Direct Approach to Writing”; “Edge Effects: Notes from an Oregon Forest,” which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction; “Open Questions: Critical Thinking, Ethical Writing”; and “Teaching as Believing: Faith in the University.” He has also published two books of poetry, “My Problem with the Truth” and “The Next Thing Always Belongs.”
Anderson is a professor of English at OSU, where he teaches a variety of courses in writing, pedagogy and literature in translation. In addition to his doctorate in English from the University of Washington, Anderson holds a master’s degree in theology from Mount Angel Seminary and serves as an ordained Catholic deacon.
The reading is part of the 2016-17 Literary Northwest Series, which brings accomplished writers from the Pacific Northwest to OSU. This series is sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at OSU, with support from the OSU Libraries and Press; the OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film; the College of Liberal Arts; Kathy Brisker and Tim Steele; and Grass Roots Books and Music.
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Symposium to Celebrate Sustainability Research at UC Riverside
UCR Today
April 19 symposium will explore sustainable development research solutions to counteract negative environmental impacts
By Konrad Nagy on April 14, 2017
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An Apr. 19 symposium at UC Riverside will focus on sustainability research.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The University of California, Riverside will host a symposium on Wednesday, April 19 that will examine the concept of renewable nature, and how UCR’s environmental, energy, and sustainable development research solutions are creating a healthier planet. The event, “Living the Promise Symposium: Renewable Nature,” is free and open to the public.
The symposium features a faculty panel discussion and reading from Susan Straight, distinguished professor of creative writing. A reception will showcase artwork by Kellie Flint, M.F.A. graduate student, among other UCR research displays.
The symposium begins at 6 p.m. in the UCR Botanic Gardens. Parking in lot 13 is free for the event. Reservations are requested and can be made online.
“Living the Promise Symposium: Renewable Nature” is the sixth in a series of symposia that reflect key themes of the university’s comprehensive fundraising campaign announced in October 2016. The $300 million campaign will conclude in 2020 and seeks funding for student support, faculty research, and infrastructure. Campaign themes align with goals outlined in UCR 2020, the university’s strategic plan.
Kathryn Uhrich, dean of UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and a professor of chemistry; will moderate the April 19 discussion. The following UC Riverside researchers will be panelists:
Michael Allen
Michael Allen, distinguished professor of plant pathology, microbiology, and biology in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Allen is the director of UCR’s Center for Conservation Biology and chair of the department of biology. His research is concentrated on understanding the effects of human activities on ecosystem biodiversity and functioning. Recently, he has worked with the county of Riverside and Southern California regional agencies on multiple species habitat conservation efforts.
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Battle of the Boot: donate used shoes for clean water project
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Wondering what to do those with those gently-used shoes in your closet? Turn spring cleaning into a community service project that serves two communities at once! When you donate used shoes to the campus Shoe Drive, the shoes are sold to a secondary market for reuse both locally and globally and those revenues fund projects to to build clean water wells in developing communities. This serves to keep shoes out of landfills and to provide safe water for those who previously lacked easy access.
This year WashU, SLU and Fontbonne are working together to help fund a well that will bring clean, fresh water to Kashongi Village in Uganda. The challenge, titled “Battle for the Boot” ends April 30. The collective goal is 15,000 pairs of shoes. The Danforth Campus has an aggressive goal of collecting 3,000 pairs of shoes.
The Battle of the Boot shoe drive is in conjunction with Shoeman Water Projects, a local organization that works to collect and re-sell new and gently used shoes and uses the revenue to provide clean water in communities in developing countries.
You can drop shoes off in labeled bins in any of the following locations:
Myers Hall (Office of Sustainability)
Alumni House
Millbrook Facilities building
Sam Fox School (Givens and Bixby Halls)
Women’s Building (Campus Card Office)
North Campus cafeteria
Athletic Complex (Student Athlete Lounge, Bottom Floor)
Bon Appetit Offices (next to Bear’s Den)
If you would like a collection bin in your building or office area, please contact Cheryl Waites at 314-935-3646.
Source: WashU Sustainability website
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Doctoral Oral Exams for April 24-28
UMass Amherst: News Archive
The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:Xianzhi Meng, Ph.D., Afro-American Studies. Monday, April 24, 2 p.m., 311 New Africa House. Dissertation: “A Site of Nation: Black Utopian Novels in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries.” Amilcar Shabazz, chr.
Bonnie Newsom, Ph.D., Anthropology. Tuesday, April 25, 1 p.m., E16 Machmer Hall. Dissertation: “Potters on the Penosbscot: An Archaelogical Case Study Exploring Human Agency, Identity, and Technological Choice.” Elizabeth Chilton, chr.
Shengkai Li, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Tuesday, April 25, 2 p.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Fabrication of Functional Nano-Materials and Devices Using Supercritical Fluids.” James J. Watkins, chr.
Michael Leaf, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Tuesday, April 25, 4:30 p.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Conducting Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Assembly, Structure, and Transport.” M. Muthukumar, chr.
Jigneshkumar Patel, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Wednesday, April 26, 1:30 p.m., A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Formation of a Crosslinked High Performance Material Using a Highly Dense Reactive Mixture.” Shaw Ling Hsu, chr.
Jin Chen, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Thursday, April 27, 10:30 a.m., Gunness Student Center Conference Room, Marcus Hall. Dissertation: “Metabolic Modeling and Engineering of Gas Fermentation in Bubble Column Reactors.” Michael Henson, chr.
Lindsay Meador, Ph.D., Anthropology. Thursday, April 27, 11 a.m., 101 Herter Hall. Dissertation: “Who Ate the Subfossil Lemurs? A Taphonomic and Community Study of Raptor, Crocodylian and Carnivoran Predation of the Extinct Quaternary Lemurs of Madagascar.” Laurie Godfrey, chr.
Yolanda Torres, Ph.D., Nursing. Friday, April 28, 10 a.m., 101 Skinner Hall. Dissertation: “Influence of Work Environment Conditions on the Ability of Critical Care Nurses to Provide Efficacious Nursing Care in Puerto Rico.” Genevieve Chandler, chr.
Cunxi Yu, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering. Friday, April 28, 11:30 a.m., 309 Knowles Engineering Building Conference Room. Dissertation: “Formal Analysis of Arithmetic Circuits using Computer Algebraic Method – Verification, ...
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UT, NIMBioS Partner to Improve Success of Students with Disabilities in STEM
Headlines – Tennessee Today
UT and the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) have partnered to create a new organization that aims to improve the success of students with disabilities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.The UT-NIMBioS STEM Alliance provides scholarship funds to its students and also holds regular meetings throughout the semester on professional development topics, such as careers, resume writing, mentorship, graduate schools and internships. The group also holds informal gatherings to share ideas and provide support. New students are accepted each semester.
The organization is part of the South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM (SEAPD-STEM) program, a network of education institutions in the southeastern US and Washington, DC.
Read more on the NIMBioS website.
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